Duong Lam Viet Ancient Village – Thay Pagoda full day

A journey to Duong Lam village is a trip to trace back the origin of Vietnam’s culture and Vietnam’s traditions.

This is also the great chance explore architecture of ancient houses while wander along its narrow alleyways, visit temples dedicated to the two kings born there, and most interesting of all, chat with locals living in the ancient houses.

08.00: Guide and car pick up guests at hotel then transfer to Duong Lam ancient village about 50km away from Hanoi.

09.00: Stopover on the way to visit Son Dong traditional sculpture village. The Son Dong wooden statues are present in many pagodas and communal houses in the Northern provinces. Visit some households in the village, see mastered the technique of making wooden statues. Walk along village road to visit Son Dong communal house and survey Viet traditional culture with the cult of fecundity.

15.30: Thay Pagoda, also known as Master Pagoda, is situated in two villages, namely Da Phuc and Thuy Khue. It is the charming natural scenery with the landscapes looking like the Penglai world. The pagoda is associated with the name of Monk Tu Dao Hanh, who had great success in teaching and healing the locals as well as organized and established wrestling and water puppetry. Thay Pagoda with the beauty of the natural landscapes and the historical – cultural values actually creates a tourist attraction in Hanoi. On the spectacular mountain scenery of Sai Son, Thay Pagoda appearing in the tranquillity under the dim mist will certainly offer tourists special impressions